Psalm 6:9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;
    the Lord accepts my prayer.

I think it’s important to notice that this Psalm is attributed to David. At first, he seems like a bit of a drama queen, talking about how much he cries at night. However, God gave him assurance that he was being heard, and that was what mattered. I think we miss a lot of what God says to us, the assurances of His love, because we try to tough it out, to power through, when God is totally aware of our weaknesses. If we were omnipotent, we wouldn’t need God! In His merciful grace He allows us to experience our weakness, precisely so that we will turn to Him. We indeed have no qualifications in ourselves to come before God, but in His incredible grace He tells us to ask, seek, and knock, (Matthew 7:7-8) because He has dealt with our sins through the blood of His Son, allowing us to come boldly before Him. (Hebrews 4:16) God is aware of everything that goes on, so we can’t hide anything from Him, but when our hearts and words are directed toward Him, He hears us. Words, and indeed, human logic, don’t express that very well, but the thing to remember is that when we humbly come before Him in the name of His Son, He does hear us, and He responds in the way that is very best for us, whatever it might feel like in the moment.

As I have written many times, in the home where I grew up, prayer was as natural as breathing. I couldn’t be more grateful! Over the years I have learned that my human expectations are sometimes dashed, but God always has a better plan. I don’t expect to know the why of some of the things in my life, but I cling to the assurance that God has a plan, and it’s very, very good indeed. My task, my goal, is to get with that plan, to cooperate and not fight it, and certainly not complain. He has been incredibly gracious toward me, and the better I respond to that, the more blessings I will see. As the song says, “The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.”

Father, thank You again for Your grace toward me. Thank You for enabling me to record some of that grace as I write my autobiography. So far I’m only into my 20s, so I have over 50 more years to write about! Help me leave an accurate record of Your grace, so that others will be encouraged and drawn to faith in and fellowship with You, for their eternal salvation and Your glory. Thank You. Praise God!